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Mottled Gray Carpet
Cladara limitaria (Walker, 1860)
Family: Geometridae
Subfamily: Larentiinae
Identification: Frons and vertex (top of head) white, with a black line between them. Forewing white mottled with pale green and gray. Pm. line fine, sharp, usually complete, angled sharply at discal spot and curving evenly inward below that bend. Hindwing grayish.
Wing Span: 2.1-2.8 cm.
Life History:
Flight: April-June.
Caterpillar Hosts: Sheep laurel and conifers.
Adult Food:
Habitat:
Range: Labrador to North Carolina, west across Canada, south to Missouri.
Conservation:
NCGR:
Management Needs:
Comments: NULL

Verified Sightings

Displaying 1 - 24 of 222 verified sightings
Observation date: May 15, 2022
Submitted by: npacadia
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 16, 2022
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Observation date: May 12, 2022
Submitted by: npacadia
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 13, 2022
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Observation date: May 12, 2022
Submitted by: npacadia
Region: Hancock County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 13, 2022
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Observation date: May 02, 2022
Submitted by: keyofpel
Region: Kennebec County, Maine, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: May 04, 2022
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Observation date: May 02, 2022
Submitted by: BeaLaporte
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 02, 2022
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Observation date: May 01, 2022
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: May 02, 2022
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Observation date: Apr 22, 2022
Submitted by: Molly Jacobson
Region: Onondaga County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Apr 27, 2022
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Observation date: Apr 24, 2022
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 26, 2022
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Observation date: Apr 14, 2022
Submitted by: Allen B
Region: Fentress County, Tennessee, United States
Verified by: Allen B
Verified date: Apr 18, 2022
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Observation date: Mar 28, 2022
Submitted by: Mikelchap
Region: Dade County, Georgia, United States
Verified by: Mikelchap
Verified date: Apr 11, 2022
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Observation date: Apr 05, 2022
Submitted by: TJ in Derry
Region: Rockingham County, New Hampshire, United States
Verified by: rogerdowner
Verified date: Apr 06, 2022
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Observation date: Apr 02, 2022
Submitted by: weflybye
Region: Mason County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 02, 2022
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Observation date: Apr 01, 2022
Submitted by: dlister
Region: Kitsap County, Washington, United States
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Apr 02, 2022
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Observation date: May 31, 2021
Submitted by: Scotiaspinner
Region: New Brunswick, Canada
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Feb 19, 2022
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Observation date: May 05, 2015
Submitted by: trever
Region: Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 16, 2022
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Observation date: Apr 21, 2016
Submitted by: trever
Region: Marathon County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jan 16, 2022
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Observation date: May 03, 2018
Submitted by: BrandonH
Region: Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Nov 16, 2021
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Observation date: May 02, 2015
Submitted by: JohnRoosenberg
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 24, 2021
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Observation date: May 01, 2015
Submitted by: JohnRoosenberg
Region: Schoharie County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 14, 2021
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Observation date: May 26, 2015
Submitted by: JohnRoosenberg
Region: Albany County, New York, United States
Verified by: Sue Gregoire
Verified date: Sep 11, 2021
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Observation date: May 09, 2021
Submitted by: dawittrock2231
Region: Wood County, Wisconsin, United States
Verified by: Ilona L.
Verified date: Jul 01, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 01, 2021
Submitted by: jrmbutterfly
Region: British Columbia, Canada
Verified by: davidwdroppers
Verified date: Jun 08, 2021
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Observation date: Jun 03, 2021
Submitted by: John Terpstra
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: Jun 07, 2021
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Observation date: May 19, 2021
Submitted by: rapids
Region: Ontario, Canada
Verified by: curtis.lehman
Verified date: May 20, 2021
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